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New Zealand Pigeon

NZ Pigeon say on a powerline
NZ Pigeon say in the top of a tree
Kereru sat up above
Kereru puffing up its feathers
Kereru say in a Puriri tree
Pigeon resting in Kowhai
Pigeon roosting
Hilarious Pigeon eating Kowhai leaves
Pigeon munching on Kowhai
Pigeon eating Kowhai leaves
Kereru eating leaves

Scientific name: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Common names: kererū, kereru, kukupa, kuku, wood pigeon, native pigeon, kokopa
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
New Zealand status: Endemic

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